Q: Is 142,201,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,201,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,201,420 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 142201420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 199 398 796 995 1,990 3,980 35,729 71,458 142,916 178,645 357,290 714,580 7,110,071 14,220,142 28,440,284 35,550,355 71,100,710 and 142,201,420, with no remainder.

Since 142,201,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,201,420, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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